Aliw Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is a

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broadcasting company. Its corporate office and studios are located at the 20th floor of Citystate Centre, 709 Shaw Blvd., Brgy. Oranbo,

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. It is one of the broadcast media assets of the ALC Group of Companies, alongside RPN, NewsWatch Plus and Nine Media. Aliw operates a number of radio stations under the Home Radio & DWIZ brands, as well as its only digital television and cable channel, ALIW Channel 23.

History

Aliw was established on May 12, 1991, with the acquisition of DWIZ from

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. The station would later on become among the top-rated news and talk stations in Metro Manila. A year later, it established a number of FM stations across the country. These stations would be later known as Home Radio. On May 3, 2016,

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Benigno S. Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10790, an act amending the franchise of Aliw Broadcasting Corporation and Renewing/Extending the term thereof to another twenty-five (25) years that shall take effect on April 13, 2017. On January 5, 2022, the

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awarded Channel 23 to Aliw Broadcasting Corporation under a provisional authority license. The channel was formerly used by

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and S+A of

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. This marks Aliw's venture into television. On May 6, 2022, the channel launched its broadcast with a live video feed of DWIZ, in which it would be later known as IZTV. On January 30, 2023, it was relaunched as

ALIW Channel 23 Aliw Channel 23 (stylized as ALIW Channel 23) is a Philippine television network owned and operated by Aliw Broadcasting Corporation. The network broadcasts on UHF Channel 23 via digital terrestrial television in Metro Manila. Its studios and ...

. It was officially launched on June 23, 2023, with the tagline ''Reaching and Engaging More Filipinos Nationwide and Worldwide''. On January 30, 2023, Home Radio's provincial stations were relaunched under the DWIZ network, collectively known as DWIZ News FM.

Awards and recognition

The year 2014 served as a milestone for the station as it received several recognitions: *Most Outstanding Radio Station of the Year awarded by the Rotary Club of Manila *Best Magazine Program awarded to ''Siyasat'' by the KBP Golden Dove Awards *Citation in the Best AM Radio Station category in the KBP Golden Dove Awards Awards and recognition for the first half of 2015: *Best Station Radio Category by the Universal Peace Federation *Gawad Ulat for Most Supportive Radio Station by the Department of Social Welfare and Development *Best Documentary Program awarded to ''Siyasat'' by the KBP Golden Dove Awards *Lifetime Achievement Award by the KBP Golden Dove Awards given to Ambassador

Antonio Cabangon-Chua Antonio L. Cabangon-Chua (August 30, 1934 – March 11, 2016) was a Filipino businessman, Philippine ambassador to Laos under the administration of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and reserved colonel of the Armed Forces of the Phili ...

– founder and chairman emeritus of Aliw Broadcasting Corporation *Journalism Awardee of the Year by the Rotary Club of Manila given to Ambassador Cabangon-Chua – founder and chairman emeritus

TV Stations

Aliw's upcoming expansion of digital terrestrial television will be announced soon as possible in other bigger key cities nationwide.

Digital TV

Aliw Channel 23 via cable and satellite television

Radio Stations

The following is a list of

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owned By Aliw.

AM Stations

FM Stations

DWIZ

Home Radio

Lamrag Radio

Defunct/Inactive

References

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